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Private equity firm Amicus Capital on Friday announced that it has invested Rs 125 crore in Equirus Group, a late Rakesh Jhunjunwala-backed financial services firm, for an undisclosed stake. The investment is a combination of primary and secondary purchase of sales, a statement said, identifying private sector lender Federal Bank as having taken a partial exit. The new investors include Kishor Patil, Ajai Kumar, N Sivaraman, Yagnesh Dosshi, Krishna Jha, Anand Archak, Abhishek Goyal, Badri Mohapatra, Shankar Valiya and Deepak Singhal, it said. Equirus, which got Jhunjunwala's backing right at the time of inception, offers investment banking, insurance broking and asset management services. The money raised will be deployed for capital expansion, technology investments, strategic guidance, access to new networks, talent acquisition, operational improvements, and risk management, the statement said. "The Equirus platform offers life cycle solutions across the growth and wealth-creati
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIF) on Monday announced a commitment of Rs 207 crore to private equity firm Amicus Capital for supporting tech-enabled speciality manufacturing, healthcare and financial services firms. NIIF Fund of Funds-I, the first fund under its private markets business (PMF-I), has made the commitment to Amicus Capital Partners India Fund II. With a target size of USD 200 million, Amicus Capital Fund II expects to support businesses that leverage technology to scale, early in their growth journey, across sectors such as speciality manufacturing, technology & business services, healthcare, financial services and other sectors, a joint statement said. Founded in 2016, Amicus Capital is an emerging fund manager with a strong track record in the early growth segment, it said. PMF-I backs established and emerging fund managers who have demonstrated a strong track record, an institutional mindset and a commitment to follow high standards of ...